TOWNSHEND- Leland & Gray Players Summer Performing Arts Exploration 2013 will present a culminating performance Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3, in Leland & Gray’s Dutton Gymnasium where the program began July 22.

The SPAE 2013 production is “James and the Giant Peach,” adapted from Roald Dahl’s story by Kauffeld, a recent music education graduate of the University of Vermont, and Pozzi, a junior in Fordham University’s acting conservatory in Manhattan.

Direction has been led by Pozzi and Kauffeld and shared by all staff. Wicker is leading the costume crew; Kauffeld and Pozzi lead design, concept, and projections; and all campers have assisted with various aspects of production.

The performance incorporates skills in voice, design, lighting, music, sound, movement, and production that have been introduced in the program.

Their show will be presented Friday, August 2, at 7 pm and Saturday, August 3, at 5 pm, in the Dutton Gymnasium on Route 30. Admission is by donation to SPAE, a performing arts program for West River Valley youth. For more information contact Landenberger at verbatim@svcable.net or (802) 348-7156.

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